Grants are never made for the following purposes:

• Donations to General Appeals of any kind
  
• The purchase, erection or conversion of buildings
  
• Capital costs
  
• University overhead charges
  
• The completion of a project initiated by other bodies
  

• Projects put forward indirectly through other 'umbrella' or large charities
  
• Personal education fees or fees for taught courses - unless connected with research which falls within our current priority areas . Applications for such research work are normally made by a Senior researcher seeking support for a student or, if coming directly from the student it should have Project Supervisors  written support. The Trustees do not favour grant-giving to enable the completion of a project or PhD initiated by other bodies If you are a student requiring help with fees the  following websites may be of assistance: www.ukcosa.org.uk/ or www.guidestar.org.uk or www.dsc.org.uk or www.scholarship-search.org.uk or www.funderfinder.org.uk  or  www.trustfunding.org.uk
  
• Educational or 'GAP' year projects for young people
  
• Running costs of established organisations